Is Dunlap High School a good school?

Yes! Dunlap High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 29 th of 697 Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Dunlap High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,375 students attended Dunlap High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dunlap High School?

Students at Dunlap High School are 64% White, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Dunlap High School?

Dunlap High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Banner Elementary School Elementary : Dunlap Grade School Elementary : Hickory Grove Elementary School Elementary : Ridgeview Elementary School Elementary : Wilder-Waite Grade School Middle : Dunlap Middle School Middle : Dunlap Valley Middle School

Dunlap High School

Summary:

Dunlap High School is a public high school serving 1,375 students in grades 9-12 in Dunlap, Illinois. The school is part of the Dunlap CUSD 323 district, which is ranked 73 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunlap High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 16 and 35 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Dunlap High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages in standardized tests, such as the SAT and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA). For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 51.1% of Dunlap High School students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school also has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 89.8% to 97.7% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Dunlap High School's performance is exceptional, some nearby schools, such as Il Valley Central High School and Princeville High School, also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a high-quality educational landscape in the region. However, Dunlap High School's consistent high rankings, 5-star ratings, and exceptional test scores over the past several years indicate a sustained commitment to academic excellence and a strong educational program that sets it apart.

Detail:

Public 9-12

5220 W Legion Hall Rd
Dunlap, IL 61525-9589

(309) 243-7751

District: Dunlap CUSD 323

SchoolDigger Rank:
29^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,660

Feeder schools for Dunlap High School:

Elementary:	Banner Elementary School
	Dunlap Grade School
	Hickory Grove Elementary School
	Ridgeview Elementary School
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	Wilder-Waite Grade School
Middle:	Dunlap Middle School
	Dunlap Valley Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 1,375

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Asian:

18.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dunlap High School ranks better than 95.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dunlap High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunlap High School is $11,660.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dunlap High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap High School 29^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Dunlap High School in the ranking list.)

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Dunlap CUSD 323:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap CUSD 323 73^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunlap High School

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Rank History for all students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	90.06	33^rd	586	94.4%
2004	94.23	15^th	592	97.5%
2005	89.76	29^th	590	95.1%
2006	91.65	32^nd	596	94.6%
2007	92.23	29^th	612	95.3%
2008	95.52	14^th	624	97.8%
2009	93.36	20^th	632	96.8%
2010	92.67	27^th	643	95.8%
2011	95.63	14^th	655	97.9%
2012	93.93	23^rd	665	96.5%
2013	94.40	21^st	670	96.9%
2014	95.36	17^th	670	97.5%
2015	94.72	24^th	614	96.1%
2016	78.39	67^th	643	89.6%
2017	96.76	21^st	642	96.7%
2018	96.18	22^nd	647	96.6%
2019	94.99	33^rd	701	95.3%
2021	97.38	29^th	688	95.8%
2022	97.48	16^th	699	97.7%
2023	94.11	35^th	699	95.0%
2024	97.37	29^th	697	95.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.77	60^th	154	61.0%
2021	52.70	73^rd	160	54.4%
2022	60.78	63^rd	170	62.9%
2023	60.80	59^th	163	63.8%
2024	46.24	87^th	182	52.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.54	74^th	217	65.9%
2024	100.00	2^nd	248	99.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.26	59^th	374	84.2%
2019	66.33	83^rd	473	82.5%
2021	70.80	65^th	453	85.7%
2022	51.99	133^rd	493	73.0%
2023	56.13	143^rd	476	70.0%
2024	80.25	71^st	482	85.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.51	181^st	585	69.1%
2019	86.05	38^th	639	94.1%
2021	96.12	21^st	611	96.6%
2022	88.85	37^th	626	94.1%
2023	72.10	116^th	644	82.0%
2024	76.55	99^th	639	84.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.63	27^th	620	95.6%
2019	94.76	30^th	665	95.5%
2021	97.05	26^th	639	95.9%
2022	96.64	16^th	658	97.6%
2023	92.32	43^rd	656	93.4%
2024	97.19	27^th	664	95.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.11	27^th	428	93.7%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.10	20^th	619	96.8%
2019	93.50	40^th	675	94.1%
2021	96.39	35^th	653	94.6%
2022	97.22	17^th	664	97.4%
2023	94.56	34^th	668	94.9%
2024	96.39	38^th	668	94.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.11	9^th	132	93.2%
2019	76.64	30^th	130	76.9%
2021	88.19	16^th	135	88.1%
2022	91.52	6^th	141	95.7%
2023	87.06	10^th	134	92.5%
2024	81.63	31^st	137	77.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.47	55^th	253	78.3%
2019	68.27	61^st	299	79.6%
2021	88.65	24^th	281	91.5%
2022	55.19	89^th	294	69.7%
2023	48.81	118^th	301	60.8%
2024	75.67	41^st	299	86.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	96.43	13^th	317	95.9%
2021	99.71	8^th	317	97.5%
2022	55.96	124^th	335	63.0%
2023	86.51	30^th	333	91.0%
2024	93.95	23^rd	336	93.2%

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Rank History for White students at Dunlap High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.73	35^th	548	93.6%
2019	90.97	43^rd	552	92.2%
2021	91.60	55^th	553	90.1%
2022	94.11	30^th	560	94.6%
2023	83.97	64^th	557	88.5%
2024	91.57	50^th	554	91.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student
Thursday, March 14, 2013

As a student, I loved this school. I only went there for 1 semester of freshmen but it was enough to tell it was a good school. I loved all my teachers for they were all nice and joking but still taught well and made sure we understood the subject. The people were good but could be better. There were some but minimal cases of bullying. Over all, this is a great school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dunlap High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	480	10	7	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	498
1990	476	6	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	488
1991	501	5	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1992	509	7	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1993	517	12	9	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1994	538	14	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1995	594	12	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1996	594	12	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1997	591	13	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1998	577	15	21	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1999	587	17	24	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
2000	624	13	25	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	676
2001	632	17	25	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2002	683	25	24	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	752
2003	683	25	24	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	752
2004	684	27	36	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	773
2005	706	22	41	29	0	n/a	n/a	4	802
2006	721	25	50	22	1	n/a	n/a	9	828
2007	769	25	65	18	1	n/a	n/a	8	886
2008	775	29	66	26	1	n/a	n/a	18	915
2009	831	31	80	25	0	n/a	n/a	30	997
2010	861	49	87	28	0	n/a	n/a	32	1057
2011	886	65	101	27	2	0	30	0	1111
2012	920	60	111	23	2	0	45	0	1161
2013	939	80	136	22	2	1	35	0	1215
2014	926	87	139	25	3	1	49	0	1230
2015	969	69	129	28	1	2	50	0	1248
2016	965	86	142	35	2	2	48	0	1280
2017	957	85	150	39	1	1	50	0	1283
2018	948	80	171	49	0	1	55	0	1304
2019	912	81	183	50	1	1	64	0	1292
2020	917	73	184	56	0	1	70	0	1301
2021	905	82	227	54	0	1	78	0	1347
2022	885	89	245	52	0	1	83	0	1355
2023	878	85	258	56	0	0	98	0	1375

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunlap High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	498	26.4	18.8	n/a
1990	488	25.3	19.2	n/a
1991	512	28.0	18.2	n/a
1992	520	28.8	18.0	n/a
1993	538	27.5	19.6	n/a
1994	565	29.2	19.3	n/a
1995	619	33.7	18.4	n/a
1996	619	33.7	18.4	n/a
1997	622	35.2	17.7	n/a
1998	624	35.5	17.6	n/a
1999	647	36.0	18.0	n/a
2000	676	38.1	17.7	n/a
2001	687	38.0	18.1	n/a
2002	752	39.6	19.0	2.8
2003	752	39.6	19.0	2.8
2004	773	41.6	18.6	3.1
2005	802	42.3	19.0	2.8
2006	828	44.3	18.7	2.7
2007	886	43.0	20.6	2.8
2008	915	46.0	19.9	4.6
2009	997	52.3	19.1	5.1
2010	1057	52.9	19.9	7.4
2011	1111	59.3	18.7	8.7
2012	1161	64.9	17.8	9.6
2013	1215	65.3	18.5	7.9
2014	1230	66.1	18.6	9.6
2015	1248	64.0	19.5	10.4
2016	1280	63.0	20.3	11.2
2017	1283	68.8	18.6	6.7
2018	1304	65.6	19.8	10.4
2019	1292	70.0	18.4	12.7
2020	1301	73.9	17.5	14.1
2021	1347	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1355	73.1	18.5	12.8
2023	1375	76.7	17.9	12.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dunlap High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	498	26.4	18.8	n/a
1990	488	25.3	19.2	n/a
1991	512	28.0	18.2	n/a
1992	520	28.8	18.0	n/a
1993	538	27.5	19.6	n/a
1994	565	29.2	19.3	n/a
1995	619	33.7	18.4	n/a
1996	619	33.7	18.4	n/a
1997	622	35.2	17.7	n/a
1998	624	35.5	17.6	n/a
1999	647	36.0	18.0	n/a
2000	676	38.1	17.7	n/a
2001	687	38.0	18.1	n/a
2002	752	39.6	19.0	2.8
2003	752	39.6	19.0	2.8
2004	773	41.6	18.6	3.1
2005	802	42.3	19.0	2.8
2006	828	44.3	18.7	2.7
2007	886	43.0	20.6	2.8
2008	915	46.0	19.9	4.6
2009	997	52.3	19.1	5.1
2010	1057	52.9	19.9	7.4
2011	1111	59.3	18.7	8.7
2012	1161	64.9	17.8	9.6
2013	1215	65.3	18.5	7.9
2014	1230	66.1	18.6	9.6
2015	1248	64.0	19.5	10.4
2016	1280	63.0	20.3	11.2
2017	1283	68.8	18.6	6.7
2018	1304	65.6	19.8	10.4
2019	1292	70.0	18.4	12.7
2020	1301	73.9	17.5	14.1
2021	1347	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1355	73.1	18.5	12.8
2023	1375	76.7	17.9	12.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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